The present invention relates to a method for detecting faint space targets under a deep space background, which includes the steps of uniform
bright star extraction,
bright star feature expression and matching, global inter-frame registration, precise matching of dark
stars in local areas, deformation field calculation, inter-frame alignment
background suppression, and faint target extraction. A uniform
bright star extraction strategy is adopted to reduce the influence of dark
stars on bright star matching. Feature expression and
angular distance constraints can ensure correct matching of bright
stars during large inter-frame maneuvers, and global inter-frame registration is effective. A coarse-to-fine inter-frame registration strategy is adopted to update the accuracy of dark star coordinates during local alignment, improve the accuracy of deformation field, reduce
background suppression noise interference, and be more robust to
large field of view and large edge
distortion. The method can identify discordant targets with local inter-frame motion in the
field of view at the first time, provide potential faint target positions in each frame for inter-frame trajectory association, and improve the
detection rate of faint targets.